Forget the writer’s strike or the latest actor’s strike, Hollywood faces a bigger problem: two-parters. Every other movie this year abruptly ends in the middle of a scene, forcing audiences to wait another year or two for the conclusion. It’s a frustrating tactic designed to extract more money from our …

In 1996, Brian De Palma’s stylish Mission: Impossible hit the screen right in the middle of a summer packed with blockbusters — Twister and Independence Day, among others. Even then, it still managed to rake in $457 million worldwide on the back of Tom Cruise’s star power. While many were put …

Tom Cruise remains one of the last great superstars. He’s been in the game since the early 1980s, and his modern-day offerings like Top Gun: Maverick still rake in enviable numbers. Cruise‘s latest project, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, is now in theaters. That means it’s time to …

Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One took over the box office, scoring a franchise-best $80M domestically through its first five days and $155M globally for a solid $235M worldwide opening, per Deadline. Now, the 3-day $56.2M haul is a little underwhelming considering Dead Reckoning’s hefty $290M price …

Incredibly, this week sees the release of the seventh Mission: Impossible movie. As much as I enjoyed Brian De Palma’s stylized big-screen adaptation of the popular TV series back in 1996, even I wouldn’t have imagined seeing six more of these films, let alone seven (and maybe eight). No matter; …

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, the swan song for the iconic archaeologist, landed in theaters last week with a resounding thud. Audiences mostly shunned it, and critics were unkind. The online debate centers on whether the fifth film in the popular Indiana Jones saga surpasses Kingdom of the …

Armageddon is a quintessential Hollywood popcorn flick. Directed by Michael Bay, this 1998 bonanza goes out of its way to give moviegoers their money’s worth. While the substance may be as beneficial to the soul as roller food, it takes balls to make something this big, loud, and in-your-face. (And …

We stand at a cinematic crossroads, folks. Movies no longer possess the power they once wielded in the old days when Jurassic Park and Star Wars captivated audiences for months on end despite playing on regular-sized theater screens. With the surge of technology enabling average consumers to own an 85-inch …

The highly anticipated Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny took the domestic box office crown this weekend but failed to generate extraordinary numbers, ultimately earning $60 million. Globally, the box office results for Indy’s final adventure totaled $130M, which, let’s be honest, is pretty dismal for one of cinema’s …

Hard to believe another Indiana Jones movie is in theaters. After Indy and his pop rode away into the sunset in Last Crusade, going on another adventure seemed doubtful.  Alas, here we are on the opening of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which, ah, well … more on …

After enduring endless years of rumors, canceled scripts, and constantly shifting release dates, the long-awaited return of Indiana Jones finally graced the big screen in the form of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. It mattered little that two decades had elapsed since the last adventure or …

When dreams from our childhood collide with reality, magic happens. For acclaimed composer Jongnic Bontemps, that magic unfolded when he was approached to compose the score for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. The opportunity to contribute to a beloved universe that once captivated his pre-adolescent self left him overwhelmed with …